Not content to rely on pure happenstance, the spider, Araneus ventricosus, has found a way to hack the firefly’s bioluminescent signals to lure more fireflies to its web, new research has found.

Araneus ventricosus, also called the orb-weaving spider species, can mimic the signals normally used by female fireflies to manipulate the flashing signals of male fireflies trapped in its web ...

Araneus ventricosus has been observed catching male fireflies and inducing them to flash signal patterns usually used by females. The result? More male fireflies, lured to the spider's web ...